Browsing: COVID-19

Naspers announced on Wednesday a R100 million investment in AgriTech business Aerobotics, through its earlystage business funding initiative Naspers Foundry.…

In these times of great economic uncertainty, the fibre industry is a great South African success story and proof of…

FNB Life expects to approve approximately R100 million worth of credit life insurance claims by June 2020 for consumers whose…

Although a number of South African law firms have shifted to online consulting solutions, many are under financial strain due…

The COVID-19 pandemic has created immense risks to public and private sector organisations as they grapple with new business models,…

South African smartphone manufacturer Mara Phones is supplying the Department of Health with 500 locally-made Mara X smartphones at no…

When a novel coronavirus now known as SARS-CoV-2 first entered the world stage on the heels of the Chinese New…

Inspired by a BBC article, a journalist asked people to share the last “normal photo” on their phones. The #LastNormalPhoto…

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has ordered all soldiers to return to work as it sets up four…

The department of basic education wants schools in ‘hotspots’ such as Buffalo City, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni, eThekwini, Mangaung and…

South African businesses have called for the coronavirus lockdown level 4 to be lifted so that the country can be…

As of today, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa is 13 524. Case Data Province New…

 By Mosa Damane, For Ground Up “Ithink the government is violating the rights of smokers by banning cigarettes. It is my money…

By Peter Luhanga, For Ground Up In the overcrowded township of Dunoon, Cape Town, dire warnings and the lockdown cannot convince residents…

By Fatima Hassan, For Ground Up The COVID-19 global pandemic has unprecedented health and socio-economic consequences for millions of people across…

More than 3.5 million people have applied for the new special COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) Grant – within…

The University of South Africa (Unisa) has partnered with MTN and will contribute R59,7 million over a period of two…

Global market research company Euromonitor International predicts the luxury goods industry will be hit the hardest in 2020, across all…

Distell, the R17.3 billion South African alcohol empire behind Savanna cider, Amarula, Oudemeester and Bernini, is looking at expanding its…

by Ralph Hamann and Scott Drimie In South Africa a range of social solidarity networks have emerged to respond to…

South Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases stood at 12 739 on Thursday night, with 19 more deaths recorded. “Regrettably we report…

The current global pandemic and the rise in staff working remotely has brought existing business working models into sharp focus.…

JSE-listed technology group Altron on Thursday announced a raft of measures to preserve cash amid the economic upheaval created by the…

President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday evening that South Africa’s COVID-19 hotspots to remain in level 4 as most parts…

by Julia de Kadt The COVID-19 pandemic is a fundamentally social and societal event. The virus spreads between people, and…